On the decay of an accelerated proton
We compute the decay rate width of the strong decay $p\rightarrow n+\pi ^{+}$ for a linearly accelerated proton in both the inertial frame and in the coaccelerated proton frame. In this last reference system we use the Unruh effect, where the proton sees a bath of thermal particles at the temperatur...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Revista Mexicana de Física |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs2.rmf.smf.mx:article/360 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://rmf.smf.mx/ojs/index.php/rmf/article/view/360 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Proton decay non-inertial reference system unruh effect |
| Sumario: | We compute the decay rate width of the strong decay $p\rightarrow n+\pi ^{+}$ for a linearly accelerated proton in both the inertial frame and in the coaccelerated proton frame. In this last reference system we use the Unruh effect, where the proton sees a bath of thermal particles at the temperature $T=a/2\pi $, where $a$ is proton's acceleration. Analytical results agree, thus giving a simpler example where the Unruh effect is necessary to keep the consistency between inertial and Rindler frame calculations of a physical observable. |
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